Pepper
About
Just another girl. I live, I laugh, I love. A little too much at times. Like Pepper, I add flavour.. This blog also features my companion, love and partner in crime, referred to as Mint. Like Mint, he is also my breath of fresh air, and something I always want with me. And together, we are Peppermint.
Raised in Mumbai, studied in UK and currently living in USA. Mail me at talk2pepper@gmail.com
A dash of Pepper... 
Reema said
welcome to wordpress..glad u moved here..I just hopped over to your blog via your comment at mine and discovered u have moved. Good now I can read your blog regularly 🙂 commenting on blogger sucks!
Pepper said
Yep. Commenting on blogger is a real pain. And I am glad I delurked and congratulated you on your 3 yr anniv 🙂
mehmudah said
Hi! I just stumbled here and liked what I saw… guess I’ll be coming around often!
Pepper said
Good to know you liked it around here Mehmudah! Hope to see you around!
Seena said
Hey you have a beautiful blog and loved the way the way you write..I am going to follow you..
Pepper said
Thanks Seena 🙂 Welcome aboard.
Meira said
You’ve got a nice blog, Pepper 🙂
Pepper said
Danke Meira!
UmaS said
Pepper – that name made me wonder how the blog will be…. 😉
But PepperMint looks so wonderful to read….
Just kidding…nice blog…. 🙂 🙂
Pepper said
Welcome here Ums 😀 Did the mention of Pepper make you believe everything here will be spicy? 😉
Free Spirit said
Hey loved reading both of your stories here. Adding you to my blogroll. 🙂
Pepper said
Welcome here Free Spirit. Good to know you enjoyed yourself in this space.
telugumom said
Very nice blog. I really like your names ‘Pepper’ and ‘Mint’.
Pepper said
Hey thanks so much. Looks like the names I chose have won me quite a few readers 🙂
Smruti Munshi said
Hi there!
Made my way here through Shobha De’s blogpost and I am glad I did 🙂 You echo my thoughts completely, be it quaint memories of Goa or inexplicable happiness 🙂 Oh yea, I live in England, that’s another common thing I gathered from your posts. I look forward to more musings
Pepper said
Err..what? You came here from which post of Shobhaa De? Could you direct me to it?
And hey, where in England do you live? 🙂
Rahul said
Liked your blog
Pepper said
Thanks 🙂
PD said
Hey there!
Heard from a friend about the ‘La Tomatina’ in India and that search had led me to your blog. Must thank that friend 🙂 wouldn’t ve found you otherwise. Good to know you! I share with you the raised in India, studied in the UK and currently living in the US part 😉 Hope you re having a good time out there!
PD
Pepper said
Oh nice! Good to meet someone who has followed the same path as I have one 🙂
Hope you’re having a good time out there too!
Gayatri said
Found your blog via Neha’s. Love the things you write about and the way you write about them. Also, we were both born in one place, studied elsewhere and now live in a third. Definitely going to stick around 🙂
Gayatri
Pepper said
Hey Gayatri! Good to have you here 🙂
phdgirlsmusings said
Hello..Just wanted to say I like the way you write..its not easy to be this frank while writing…kudos 🙂
Pepper said
Thanks a lot 🙂
kavya said
Pepper 🙂 Love your pepper and minty combination. It really feels nice to read things that i can relate to.I am not sure if i can ever blog it like you but for sure i enjoy reading them knowing how exactly you would’ve sailed through them.. Lovely!! hope to see more of you often 🙂 taken
Pepper said
Thank you. 🙂
Strangergirl said
Hello Pepper! I love your space since it speaks so honestly to all of us. I am a big lurker. Happy to de-lurk 🙂
Pepper said
Happy to meet you Strangergirl 🙂
threeblogateers said
Direct dil se 😀 That tagline will fit your blog too! There are so many posts that cheer me up. And some more that make me relate to your situations 🙂 On a de-lurk spree! Don’t be spooked 🙂
Pepper said
Why would I be spooked? 😀 I love the lurkers, but I love the de-lurkers a wee bit more!
Vidya said
Just stumbled upon your blog. Really liked it and read a whole lot of posts. Keep writing 🙂
Pepper said
Thanks Vidya 🙂
hAAthi said
Reading your posts has been like reading random pages out of my life. Its a bit eerie, but I see similarities that make me stop and go OMG-same-pinch!.. Keep writing, I think you have a lovely honest no-nonsense and straight-from-the-heart style thats really hard to find 🙂
Pepper said
Really? It’s good to connect with people who lead similar lives. That’s one reason I love the world of blogging.
Thanks 🙂
miffalicious said
Read through a bajillion of your posts in one day. Some of them made me think, some of them made me laugh, some of them made me nod my head in complete and utter agreement. Lovely, honest writing. Wishing you all the best for your big move back to Bombay, and thoroughly looking forward to reading more of your posts.
xx
Pepper said
Thanks a million, for all the lovely things you said.
M. said
Spent the whole night yesterday reading all your posts!! some made me laugh so hard, esp the one on buffoloes giving tea, Mint describing you “Him on her”,
some posts made me think…omg…exacly the same thoughts that i would have had!! I was able to connect with all you have said…some are so honest…you have a way with words…simple yet all the feelings are out there…
Enjoyed reading it…:)
Pepper said
I am honoured, M! Mint describing me is one of my very favourite posts too.
Well, thank you!
Ria said
Hi! I came to your blog thru IHM’s and really enjoyed reading a lot of your posts. Some of your thoughts were so similar to mine that I couldn’t stop wondering what it would be like, had we met in Mumbai sometime. Yep I am from Mumbai too! Have recently moved to UK after getting married. Good to know you. 🙂
Pepper said
Good to know a fellow Mumbaikar! I should check your blog out soon, since you say we think alike 🙂
phoenix0612 said
You have been tagged
http://teenagebabblingbyphoenix.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/i-have-been-tagged/
Sunitha said
Hello Pepper, I came to your blogs few days back and since then , i have been reading all of your posts.Your writing style is excellent and posts are really enjoyable to read. Belated Happy Birthday!
Pepper said
Thank you Sunitha, for the wishes and the compliments!
santhi said
hi pepper..
i came to your this blog through whiteindianhousewife.com.Really enjoyed reading all your posts.This is the first time i am commenting on a blog.And I am happy that someone is there like me who missed her breakfast so many times because of laziness.
Pepper said
Nice to have you here Santhi! Trust me, there are a lot of people who skip their breakfasts cos they are lazy 😀
Visha said
Hi Pepper 🙂
The first thought which comes to my mind reading your posts is the striking honesty. Also, the slice-of-life stories pepper your blog and pep the readers.
Me all get-set-ready for a regular dose of PepperMint 😀
Pepper said
Good to know you are a part of our crazy ride 😀
Visha said
Even though I started following you via WP reader, I did not get your past 3 post’s notifications. Any ideas why
So I signed up for the email notification..hehehe
Pepper said
I have no idea 😐 WP has been driving me nuts off late. Random comments end up in my spam folder. My email gets flooded with posts of blogs I did not subscribe to. Some other comments disappear. I need help myself.
Jo said
Just went through some of your archieves.. And, and u know I have totally fallen in with u. I will be visiting you often now. To read the whole Peppermint story.. 🙂 Love and Hugs
Pepper said
* blushes * Thanks so much Jo!
Varsha said
Hi Pepper… I have been a silent reader of your blog for a couple of days and I have read most of your posts. 🙂 I really like the way you write. I get lost in thoughts reading your posts and I eagerly wait for new posts from you. Keep up the good work Pepper….
Pepper said
Thank you so much Varsha! I look forward to hearing from you often 🙂
Shashi said
I am glad I came across your post. Read up a few posts on the first day itself. And I promise, I will do so in the next few weeks 🙂
Pepper said
Thank you and welcome here!
Prachi said
Hey…
I liked your blog a lot….would like to read your latest post…but it says password protected….
Pepper said
Emailed you.
Prachi said
thanks..
Varsha said
Hi Pepper.. Pls give me the password for ur recent post.. Waiting to read it..
Pepper said
Hey Varsha, I hope I have emailed it to you. If not, please let me know!
Varsha said
Hey yes u did!! Thanks!!!!
Devyani said
Hi Pepper, could you please give me the password for your North Indian vs. South Indian post? I would love to read what your thoughts are on it.
P.S. I am a North Indian and my husband is a hindi-speaking South Indian :).
Pepper said
I haven’t really expressed my views in the post. It was more like doing an analysis of the current situation. Mailed you the password 🙂
Tatsat said
I am yet to read your posts but with the topics that you have scribbled upon…well… they are intriguing, to say the least 🙂 Will be coming around for more.
Pepper said
Thanks Tatsat. Hope to see you around 🙂
Award no 2: Sunshine Award | all things worldly… said
[…] Peppered Thoughts […]
ZinalBhadra said
Hi Pepper,
I have nominated you for the Sunshine Award. To know how to accept this, visit this post where i have mentioned you 🙂
Charu said
Hi Pepper,
Stumbled upon you blog and really loved the name ‘Peppermint’…really interesting…I am yet to read all your blogs but have found your writing style captivating….hav fun writing.
Luv
http://imprintsofthemind.blogspot.in
Pepper said
Thanks Charu 🙂
Santulan said
I hope mint reads your blog 😀
Pepper said
Oh yes he does.. regularly. He even comments at times.. if you go through certain old posts, you’ll see some smart ass comments of his.. 😀
smiles32 said
A lurker.! Ok, a delurker.!
Absolutely fell in love with your writing. And you must know, I have been checking your blog link every day for the past three months or so.. its just become a random habit, like people refresh their fb account link, I just keep going to peppered thoughts. Infact there came a time when the computer history forgot my own blog link but remembered yours. 😛
I am a new addition to the blog world, and if I might add your and celestial rays blog kind of encouraged me to start writing one on my own. So thank you. 🙂
Pepper said
Hello lurker turned delurker! Thank you so much … I am all smiles 🙂 Hope to hear from you more often.
Shweta Shirodaria said
Hey! Greetings! Loved your blog. Seems your life’s just much more similar to mine! And the flair in your writing… makes me go all ‘aww’ Guess will be dropping in more often! 😀
Pepper said
Hey, thanks Shweta. Look forward to seeing you here!
Sunil said
Came across this lovely blog. Actually the title aroused my curiosity. So just skimmed through the content. Refreshing ..Now I’m a follower of Pepper 🙂
Pepper said
Title aroused your curiosity eh? Didn’t know the title was adding to my readers. Lol.
Me said
Stumbled on your blog and hooked since morning. Need peppermint teas everyday now. Thanks for the lovely read!
Pepper said
Hello Me! Happy to know you need a regular dose of madness 😀
asouthindian said
beautiful blog! reading your blog feels like catching up with a close friend over phone.So down to earth and so heart warming.
Pepper said
Hey, thanks 🙂
Suma said
Came across your blog and hooked since morning. Lovely writing!!!
Pepper said
Thanks a lot 🙂
madhulika said
Hi Pepper, I chanced upon your blog from MM’s blog and have been glued to it. Read almost all the posts in 3 days. As many people must have told you, your write beautifully and have so much to tell :). Also I feel you and Mint are very lucky to have found such love for each other. It does not happen with everyone. Can you give me the password to your peppermint story. Would love to read more about you. -Madhu
Pepper said
Hey, thanks so much Madhu! I cringe a little when I read my old posts because of the erratic punctuation, but then they are a true depiction of a younger me. 🙂 I know I have a lot to say. Sometimes I wonder how I don’t shut up. Anyway, thanks!
Which post are you talking about? Let me look it up and I will try and mail you.
Divz said
Ms. Pepper,
I am done! Yes, I am done reading all your posts from the beginning till the end..I mean till the present month.
I must say I completely enjoyed every bit of it, I relate to a lot of the things you mention and also pondered upon some of the goofy, geeky yet thought provoking stuff you wrote about.
Actually, I am new to the world of blogging and started reading food blogs to learn preparing different kinds of food for my toddler daughter ( yes, I’m a mom, though still a kid at heart like you) and then started reading mad momma, the blue bride and now your blog.
I live in US and have been contemplating a lot about moving back home or staying here to give my daughter better opportunities. Me and my husband are still deciding what to do though and yes, it’s a very tricky situation 😦
Anyway, I want to congratulate you for doing such a great job with your blog and I must admit, I have learnt a thing ot two reading your blogs..like how to deal with some of the irritating stuff my husband does which makes me angry but I see you take such things lightly or look at the flip side which I forget to do sometimes.
Also, about your decision to move back to India has made me thoughts wander in the same direction and I keep imagining how wonderful life could be if I lived near my folks and yet managed to have a comfortable life in India.
I will now be a regular..keep the posts coming..
cheers,
Divya
Pepper said
What a lovely comment, Divya. And wow, reading the full blog must have been a task.
Regarding the move back to India, that is really a very difficult decision. Almost everybody you speak to will ask you to not do it. Till date, a lot of people call me stupid. But ultimately, you have to think of what you really want. Living in India is not easy at all, and if you are even thinking about it, be adequately prepared for what could be in store 🙂 Having said that, I think living close to family is the best feeling ever and it makes it all very worth it for me.
Good
Hidden Passions said
Hello Pepper,
I have come across your blog via IHM blogs comment… I read most of your posts and was touched by them. I was particularly interested in reading more on your decision to be closer to your family and relocate back to India. I thought and thought to go back one day and I may never will. I loved your strong sense of being connected to family and going back sooner than later. Most of my friends have moved back to India. No matter how ever one thinks life is easy here .. I feel foreign and feels like I does not fit here and long for being back with my parents the most.
I always miss home and yet can never make a decision of going back for the choices I have made and I still cannot come to terms with everything that has happened in my life so far.
Loved reading your blog.. it is great 🙂
Pepper said
Thanks Hidden Passions. Whether to move back to India or not is one of the toughest decisions to make. I know a few people who moved to India and realised they couldn’t take the life here. They moved back to the US (or the country they were staying in) shortly after. I always tell people – life in India is not easy. Do it only if you have a strong motivating factor. Only if you have some high point that will compensate for all the combined lows. Otherwise you will hate it here.
If you can’t come to terms with the thought of moving to India, I think it is completely okay to make peace with the idea of living elsewhere forever 🙂
Shweta said
Hi Pepper,
Nominated you for a Liebster Award.
(http://shwetashirodaria.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/here-it-is/)
Pepper said
Thanks so much! I love awards 😀
Love, Life & Whatever said
Beautiful blog…as refreshing as peppermint….so I am following you
Pepper said
Thanks! 🙂
surbhisarna said
Lively and spicy – great combination of pepper and mint! I am following your blog now 🙂
Pepper said
Hey! Good to know 🙂 Cya around..
atasteofcumin said
I just came across your blog like a couple of hour ago and now its very difficult to keep my phone down. I feel like such a stalker when I am scrolling down your old posts 😛 But nevertheless its an awsome blog! You make the everyday problem seem so common. I am going to wait for your next post!
Pepper said
Hello! Very happy to know you liked the blog. Hope to see you around 🙂
A regular Indian girl! said
You have a wow blog here!!! I would want to read all of it in one day but I prefer small doses of awesomeness everyday!!! So someday, I am going to finish all of it!! I love peppermint! And I love you guys already! You are like the perfect couple that ever could be!!!!
Pepper said
Thank you so much. We’re far from the perfect couple, believe me.. But hey, you’re allowed to believe that.. 😀
Stutee said
Ended up here through MM’s lovely blog. And boy! Am I glad that I did.
I am to get married in two weeks time. Will be shifting to a new city, quit my job yesterday, bid farewell to friends, melancholy is in the air and right now sitting outside a quaint dhaba, taking a chai break, as I travel back to my hometown – a teeny tiny hill station in north India.
So much going on in My mind that I am sort of losing it and Amidst all this your blog seems to be talking to me.
I Haven’t yet read all your posts.. But the ones I did were Pretty very insightful.
I Will definitely come back for more.. It was nice ending up here just by chance..
‘You have a very beautiful home (read blog)’
Pepper said
Thanks so much! Sorry, I took forever to approve comments. Hiatus and all that happened.
Please do come back for more. I am honoured! And I am guessing you are married by now. Congratulations and good luck 🙂
Riya said
Came accross to your blog couple of months back through friends blog and it happened to be a great reading. I read each and every post of yours and loved it to chore(sorry for not putting any comments, i am a silent reader you know ;)). You definitely a good writer. Looking forward for new posts. 🙂
Pepper said
Ah thank you! 🙂 Don’t worry about not leaving comments. I am just happy to know you read and like 🙂
RS said
Hello pepper
I am a regular reader of your blog
Can u share the password for the latest post please
Thank u